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Safe at Sea AB (XSAT:SAFE) 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio : -12.90% (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Safe at Sea AB 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio?

3-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the average annual proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past three years. It is calculated as the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from three years ago to the current year. A positive ratio may indicate share buybacks over the period, while a zero or negative ratio may reflect no repurchases or potential share issuance. Safe at Sea AB's current 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was -12.90%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Safe at Sea AB's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

XSAT:SAFE' s 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -71.7   Med: -38.75   Max: -6.5
Current: -12.9

During the past 13 years, Safe at Sea AB's highest 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was -6.50. The lowest was -71.70. And the median was -38.75.

XSAT:SAFE's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked worse than
85.61% of 681 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: -0.7 vs XSAT:SAFE: -12.90

Competitive Comparison of Safe at Sea AB's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Security & Protection Services subindustry, Safe at Sea AB's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Safe at Sea AB's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Safe at Sea AB's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Safe at Sea AB's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio falls into.


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Safe at Sea AB 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Calculation

This is the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from three years ago to the current year. The annualized percentage change is calculated with expontential compound based on the latest four year annual data of Shares Outstanding (EOP).

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Safe at Sea AB  (XSAT:SAFE) 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Explanation

A negative number means the company might be issuing new shares. A positive number indicates that the company is buying back shares.


Be Aware

Investors usually like share buybacks. But as pointed by Warren Buffett, only if a company buys back shares at the prices below the stock's intrinsic value, it rewards remaining shareholders. If a company buys its overvalued stocks back, it destroys shareholder value.


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Safe at Sea AB Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
Importgatan 15F, Hisings Backa, SWE, 442 46
Safe at Sea AB engages in the production, promotion, and sale of sea rescue equipment and systems worldwide. It principally produces Rescuerunner and Guardrunner.